WSJ.com / paywall – [alternative site/no paywall] – As technology evolves, so too do the rules that govern us. Here’s how to ensure you don’t become a pariah. Plus: A refresher course in Zoom decorum….Whether you wanted to fit in or stand out in high school—be the influenced or the influencer—adhering to social norms was… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2020
America at Hunger’s Edge
“Beginning in May, Brenda Ann Kenneally set out across the country, from New York to California, to capture the routines of Americans who struggle to feed their families, piecing together various forms of food assistance, community support and ingenuity to make it from one month to the next…Food insecurity is as much about the threat… Continue Reading
2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report
Via Bluefin: “IBM and the Ponemon Institute’s long-awaited 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report has finally arrived — and with it comes critical insight into the current landscape of cyber security. For the fifteenth consecutive year, IBM and the Ponemon Institute have partnered to analyze the latest breaches at over 500 organizations to uncover… Continue Reading
International Underground Railroad Month
What is International Underground Railroad Month? “International Underground Railroad Month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of slavery in the United States and as a cornerstone for a more comprehensive civil rights movement that followed. It honors the inspiring efforts of people from around the… Continue Reading
Election Integrity and Technology: Vulnerabilities and Solutions
Election Integrity and Technology: Vulnerabilities and Solutions, Matt Blaze, 4 Geo. L. Tech. Rev. 505 (2020) “…In this Paper, I will give an overview of the technical security risks facing elections in the United States today, with an emphasis on vulnerabilities inherent in electronic voting machines as well as the exposure of our election infrastructure… Continue Reading
How Libraries Can Save the 2020 Election
The New York Times Opinion – Eric Klinenberg: “As states rush to adapt their election systems amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials estimate that 80 million Americans plan to vote by mail this fall, twice as many as in 2016. Because of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s decision to remove or cripple key components of America’s mail system… Continue Reading
How to Dig Up Family History Online
The New York Times – “Digitized newspaper archives and hyperlocal historical sources can help you understand how your ancestors lived. Long before the internet made it easy to share the nuances of daily life, local newspapers and other regional publications reported the business, society and civic news of the people in the community. For budding… Continue Reading
You Should (Probably) Delete Your Google Data – Here’s How
Lifehacker: “…First let’s go over the data that can be automatically deleted, which the company organises into three different categories: Web and app history. This includes voice and audio data from Google assistant and other apps; data collected from apps synced to your Google account; all Chrome browsing history. YouTube search and watch histories Google… Continue Reading
CBP does not make it clear Americans can opt out of airport face scanning
Tech Crunch: “A government watchdog has criticized U.S. border authorities for failing to properly disclose the agency’s use of facial recognition at airports, which included instructions on how Americans can opt out. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), tasked with protecting the border and screening immigrants, has deployed its face-scanning technology in 27 U.S. airports… Continue Reading
The New Rules for Landing a Job in the Covid Era
WSJ.com [paywall and alternate source no paywall] – “It takes luck, creativity and a fresh look at your network of contacts to find a job in the worst labor market in more than a decade. Since the pandemic hit the U.S. hard in March, the economy has lost 13 million jobs, job seekers have seen… Continue Reading
Sounds of the Forest
“We are collecting the sounds of woodlands and forests from all around the world, creating a growing soundmap bringing together aural tones and textures from the world’s woodlands. The sounds form an open source library, to be used by anyone to listen to and create from. Selected artists will be responding to the sounds that… Continue Reading
Google Maps now shows traffic lights at intersections
Ars Technica – Zoom all the way in and you’ll see a tiny little traffic light icon in an intersection.”…Google Maps traffic light support is just a small, static marker in the middle of an intersection indicating that there is a traffic light there. You have to zoom in really close to see the traffic… Continue Reading
